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No. 268,095. Patented Nov. 28,1882.

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y `HENRY S. HALE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,095, dated November 28,1882.

Application tiled April 21, 1882. '(No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY S. HALE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Seats, of' which the't'ollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyiu g drawings.

Figure l is a bottom view of my improved seat, and Fig. 2 is a transverse section, taken on line y y of Fig. l, in an inverted position. Fig. 3 is a view of the brace detached.

This invention relates to that class of seats which consist substantially of a rectangular outer frame, in combination with a rectangularinner fra-mein substantially the same plane and fitting closely inside thereof; and it consists substantially in combining with two such frames one or more supporting-bars, preferably of metal, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings, B, A, and B' represent respectively the end rails, the front rail, and the rear rail of a street-car seathaving my invention applied thereto. As shown in Fig. 2, the front rail may be beveled or rounded upon its upper front edge, while the rear side rail may have its upper face made substantially in ogee, and may have its under side made in corresponding form, or beveled to an obtuse angle, as indicated in the drawings.

The inner frame, C C, is composed of four pieces, which are square or rectangular in crosssection. i

D is the seat-bottom, in thiscase constructed by preference from woven strands of cane glued to a heavy canvas and stretched over the frame C C, which' is made of such size that it shall, when covered with the cane and canvas D, t closely within the frame A B B'; but I do not wish to be limited to making the bottom of this particular material, as it may be covered with any ot' the ordinary materials used forsimilar purposes without departing from the spirit of my invention.

E E e e' e' is a bracing and supporting bar, made preferably of metal, though it may be formed of wood when desired. The front arm, e, is of such length as to underlap the inner frame and the front rail, A, to which it may be secured by screws a.. The intermediate portion, E, is provided with two upwardly-projecting lugs, e' e', arranged at such distance apart as to lit between and engage with the innei` faces of two of the pieces G C, of which the inner frame is composed, and thus support said bars of the frameand prevent their beingdrawn toward each other by the tension of the seatbottom D, whereby undue sagging of the bottom is prevented. The part E' is angular in form, and is secured to the rear rail, B'. By an examination of tne drawings it will be seen that the rear rail or back piece, B', affords a much better support for the rear rail of the seat-frame by reason of its being wide and arranged in an inclined position, and that the rear rail of the inner irame is more iirmly supported against downward thrusts by reason of the part E' of the bar being bent upward at an angle to the part E, whereby the strain upon screw b' is principally in a direction transverse to its length,it being of course understood that the outer frame, A B B', is attached directly to the body of the car. So, also, the rear rail of the inner frame is held more firmly against being deiiected inwardly by reasonot' the anguiar form of the bar E E' and the inclined position of the rear rail, B', it being apparent that the parts would be held firmlyiu position by reason of its angular relation, even though a stud or spur projecting from the part E' were employed instead ofthe screw b'.

From an examination ot' the drawings it will be readily seenthat the supporting-brace is adapted not only to receive the weight of the inner frame and the occupant of the seat, but also to support two of the bars U C of the frame against the tension of the seat-bottom,

and also to support the beveled rear rail and prevent it from splitting. 'lhis bracing and supporting bar may be made of cast-iron, malleable iron, or wrought-iron, or it may be made of wood; but I prefer to use malleable iron for this purpose.

Under some circumstances I may prefer to recess the under side of some or all of the rails, and thus sink a portion or the whole ot' the supporting and bracing bar, so that its lower surface shall bevush with the lower surface of the rail with which it engages.

Having thus describedl my invention, what I claim isy 1. In a seat, the combination, with the outer framehavin g the upwardly-inclined back piece,

Q enanos B', of the inner frame, and the supporting and bracing bar, having the horizontal part E, secured to the inner seat-frame, C C, and to the g front rail, A, and having also the upwardly-in- 5 @lined part E', formed integrally with the horizontal part E and secured to the upwardly-inclined back piece, B. substnntiall y as described.

2. In a seat, the combination, with-the outer main frame and the inner seat-frame, of the to bracing and supporting bei?, formed with the horizontal part E for supporting the inner seatframe, und with the bracing parts e', extending upward below the bottom of the seat-frame, substantially as set forth.

In testimonyT whereof I affix my signature in i5 presence of two witnesses.

HENRY S. HALE.

Witnesses Guns. H. OTTERsoN, J. WARREN HALE. 

